City Services

The Cape Suzette city administration, as any good local government does, provides necessary public services for its citizens. These institutions and departments are regulated by the Cape Suzette city hall in accordance with Usland laws and serve to protect, educate, and inform the populace.

The Cape Suzette police department is the most important of these services. Covering the city from over a dozen different police stations, Cape Suzette's law enforcement is responsible for keeping peace and protecting the public. Police headquarters, located downtown, is a three-story brick building staffed by over seventy officers. The detective division, headed by Chief Detective Thursday, adjoins directly to a laundromat on the other side of the station where a secret "back door" allows officers to enter the station as inconspicuously as possible.

Cape Suzette police headquarters.			The inconspicuous 'back door' of police H.Q.

An extension of the Cape Suzette police force is the 'Air Police,' a special federal police department which handles crimes in and around the city. This department works hand-in-hand with the main police department and also manages the Cape Suzette harbor and shore patrol. Consisting of a small armada of speedboats and fighter seaplanes outfitted for police use, the shore patrol routinely scans the bay and the waters outside the cliffs for any signs of criminal activity. Though not equipped to deal with Air Pirates, coast patrols can report them while they are still miles away, giving the city's defense forces advance warning.

Due to the heavy traffic flowing into and out of the city each day, Cape Suzette has several guidelines and regulations to safely handle the incredible number of planes and ships passing between the cliffs. Cape Suzette Air Control is in charge of regulating air traffic, identifying incoming and outgoing aircraft, and issuing clearance to approach. According to regulations, aircraft cannot enter without permission from air control and must fly no faster than 150 miles per hour through the passage. If there is heavy traffic, aircraft must maintain holding patterns per air control's instructions. Failure to comply can result in a ticket from the Air Police or worse, suspension of one's pilot license from a week to two months.

The Cape Suzette Aviation Board oversees the aviation industry at large, introducing new flight regulations and amending old ones as needed. The Aviation Board is responsible for issuing pilots' licenses through F.L.A.P. (the Federal Licensing Agency for Pilots) and also evaluates any new aviation design produced. New aircraft or air services produced in Cape Suzette must gain the Aviation Board's approval before distribution. Unorthodox or potentially dangerous new aerial developments — such as mid-air refueling operations — are closely monitored and ruthlessly inspected by the Board before gaining acceptance.

Education is the primary concern of the Cape Suzette elementary school system, which is responsible for educating the city's youth. Managed by head principal Mr. Pomeroy, the school building itself is a hospitable place with large grounds and dozens of classrooms. Curriculum is varied and well-rounded and the school maintains several sports teams, including basketball and track-and-field. Any students who miss reaching the next grade level may still advance by passing an equivalency test, an hour-long exam covering all of the school year's work — students who failed to graduate may be able to gain their diploma this way, too.

One of the oldest city departments is the Cape Suzette Post Office. Part of Usland's mail system, the Cape Suzette post office has come a long way with the advent of air mail and overnight delivery. The fastest postage currently available is 'Super Speed Triple-Insured Same-Day Delivery,' also known as S.S.T.I.S.D.D. — at $17.50 the price is outrageous for ordinary mail, but important or time-sensitive packages are guaranteed top priority and speedy delivery. Subsequent classes of mail service decline in cost as well as efficiency. At two cents a stamp, 'Eighteenth Class' postage is the least expensive postage, but incredibly sluggish operation has put it into disuse (and disrepute) for the past forty years.

In public communication, K-CAPE Radio Network is Cape Suzette's premiere radio station. Transmitted to many different countries (including Thembria) and hosted by radio personality "Broadcast" Sally, K-CAPE provides daily news bulletins, weather reports, and a variety of the latest music from singers such as Chester Grizzley and Rosebeary Clooney. K-CAPE Radio also airs the daily adventure serials "Space Riders" and the ever-popular "Danger Woman," both favorites of young people.

There are various other city departments too numerous to detail. Public works departments manage Cape Suzette's water, gas, and electricity, often in partnership with major corporations which provide such services. In addition, the Health Department keeps a close eye on the practices of restaurants and hospitals, imposing heavy fines for any violations of sanitary laws.

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